Politics & Cooperation

Euromed Survey 2010: Assessment of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership/Union for the Mediterranean 2008-2011 and Prospects for 2012

What Next in Turkish-Israeli Relations?

The Mavi Marmara tragedy in May 2010 represented a new low point in Turkish-Israeli relations. The leaders of both countries have used rhetoric, which, though originally intended for their domestic audiences, severely influenced the bilateral relatio...

The Lisbon Treaty and the Status of the European Union in the International Arena: The May 2011 Upgrade at the UN General Assembly

The EU first attempted to upgrade its role in the UNGA in September 2010. The EU’s failure at the time to secure enhanced rights was blamed on both a poor diplomatic effort on behalf of the EU.

The UfM: Between Institutional Paralysis and Ambiguity

The protests and revolutions that broke out less than two months later in Tunisia and Egypt, not to mention Jordan and Algeria, would strike a tremendous blow against the prospects for cooperation on the basis envisaged by the UfM.

Vers un nouveau paradigme de la politique européenne dans le monde arabe ? Une politique européenne de voisinage réformée (PEV) et l´Union pour la Méditerranée (UPM)

Non seulement les sociétés du monde arabe vivent des moments historiques de leur histoire contemporaine mais, en outre, les relations internationales se trouvent à un point de césure.

¿Final o renovación del arabismo?

Las revueltas no cuestionan únicamente los sistemas autocráticos, sino también la esencia del arabismo. Se dibuja un perfil panárabe nuevo, menos étnico y más político.

Primavera árabe e invierno americano

Es probable que la ambigüedad inicial americana continúe, aun cuando se dediquen esfuerzos a encontrar nuevos grupos que apoyar, e influenciar, en una región cambiante.

De la excepcionalidad árabe a la ‘Primavera árabe’

Las protestas rompen el paradigma de “estancamiento” de la región. Las consecuencias afectarán a procesos regionales y mundiales más allá del mundo árabe.

La UE, el Mediterráneo y la democracia

Devolver el protagonismo a las poblaciones es dar mayores oportunidades de éxito al Partenariado, sobre todo en cuanto a cambios democráticos.

The European Union and the Arab Spring: A (Missed?) Opportunity to Revamp the European Neighbourhood Policy

When the dust of the Arab revolts settles, how should EU policy towards the southern Mediterranean be reframed? The lion’s share of the thinking around this question has been devoted to the European Neighbourhood Policy.

Is the West Losing Turkey?

Turkey’s relationship with the West has always been a contested issue both in Turkey and in the West. Ever since the 19th century, questions of modernisation have been closely related to issues of identity and, therefore, to domestic affairs and fo...

EU Policy Towards the Western Balkans: Between Continuity and Revision

Even though two decades have passed since the start of the violent disintegration of the Yugoslav federation, a number of conflicts in the region are still unresolved.